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SHERIDAN (WNE) — By end of day Thursday, the Sheridan area had received 3.97 inches of rainfall in the month of June.   A 30-year average for the region is 1.04 inches of rain in June, according to Todd Chambers, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) meteorologist in Billings,...
It’s been since 2018 that Newcastle has had a football player named to the North roster for the Shrine Bowl, but the drought is over as senior Dogie running back/quarterback Holden McConkey got the call a few months ago to be a member of the best-of-the-best football team this summer. The 50th...
SHERIDAN —  When the federal program that paid for free meals for grade-school students during the pandemic ended last summer, some states stepped in to cover the cost for school districts to provide universal free meals for all students. Other school districts, like those in Sheridan County,...
SHERIDAN – When plenty of snowfall and rising temperatures meet, the risk of flooding increases. While there is little that can be done in the way of preventing nature’s calling, precautionary measures can help to decrease the damage experienced by nearby residents.   The 2023 Sheridan County...
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming State Finals for We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution will take place Dec. 5-6 at the State Capitol Extension in Cheyenne.  More than 350 students from 15 schools will compete in the culminating state civics competition open to all high schools. Students will...
Amazon Mail Service 77 Text:  A Big Horn citizen reported a text from amz_mail_service_77 saying her account was locked and a new login was detected from New York.  The link to click on in the text was unusually long and went to hubapi.com instead of Amazon.  If you get nervous about your Amazon...
Norton Impersonation: A Big Horn citizen reported a fake invoice for Norton’s antivirus software from Kevin Lif at a Gmail address with the subject line of “Thank you for doing order with us!”  Remember that Norton’s software retails for around $40-$60 and isn’t $399.99 and real invoices wouldn’t...
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed Wyoming visit   By Laramie Boomerang staff Via Wyoming News Exchange   LARAMIE — The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday morning sparked a global wave of nostalgia and reflections on her 70 years on the English throne, the longest reign in British history.  It also...
Hacker’s Brief 8/8/2022 Alejandro Mayorkas Isn’t Contacting You:  The Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, is a typical person for scammers to impersonate to gain legitimacy.  A Sheridan citizen reported an email from a Gmail address claiming to be Mr. Mayorkas, warning her of an...
Holy Impersonation Batman!  A Sheridan citizen reported an email impersonating Home Depot, but if you look closely the email is really from a real newsletter and podcast address at tut.com. The subject line is “Confirmation Needed” and the link transfers you to a French website.  Note that this...

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